derek mcginty tells us about st. john bosco. >> he's large and a bit imposing, but in life he was all about the least of us. he is st. john bosco, don bosco to those in the know and these days he's a wax figure and urn arriving on the steps of the national shrine including bones and tissues from his body buried in italy. >> many people don't have the opportunity to go to italy. >> reporter: he was born in 1850 and made it his business to look out for the young people suffering on the dark side of the industrial revolution. >> young people were treated like trash and abused. >> reporter: this father is the local coordinator for the relic's stop in dc. the saint's been on a world wide tour since 2009 in celebration of his upcoming 200th birthday in 2015. >> to welcome the founder, which is my here roan and inspiration to young people which i have dedicated my life to. >> reporter: it rests inside of a glass urn surrounded by a cart made of wood an metal and weighs 1800-pounds. >> we had to rely on our architect an engi